Adjustable bedcover fastener



July 31, 1923.

J. A. PETZOLD ADJUSTABLE BEDCOVER FASTENER Fil ed Aug. 14. 1922 PatentedJuly 31, 1923. a

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JULIUS A. PE'IZOLD, or KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOft r oHILnannsBEDCOVER. ras'rnnnn COMPANY, or iransas'orry, MISSOURI.

ADJUSTABLE BEDCOVER FASTENER.

Application filed August 14 1922. Serial No; 581,657.

T 0 aZZ whom may concern:

Be it known that L JULIUS A. PETZoLD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and r State ofMissouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inAdjustable Bedcover Fasteners, of which the following is a completespecification.

This invention relates to bed clothes holders, and more especially todevices for use primarily on beds or cribs for very young children orinfants and on invalid beds. where it is desirable to so support the bedcovering that it shall be available to keep the occupant of the bed warmby snugnessof'fittingor leave such occupant perfect freedom of movementand free from the weight of the covers while affording pro tection bythe latter from drafts.

A further object is to provide an attachment susceptible when fittedsnugly for the warmth of the bed occupant, of holding the covers spacedto accommodate his turning movements so that the occupant may turn .01roll without restraint and yet be kept snugly covered at all times andat the same time be prevented from gettingupon the covering for theprotection thereof. I

With these general objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel and useful features of construction and combinations of parts ashereinafter'described and claimed; and in order that it may be fullyunderstood reference is to be had tothe accompanying 36 drawing in whichI Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bed equipped with a coverfastening and supporting attachment embodying the invention. Figure 2 isan enlarged section of the 40 same taken at the inner side of the posts,the attachment being shown in lowered position with the cover omitted.

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse section taken on the line IIIIII ofFigure 2; but with the cover shown in operative position.

Figure l is a detailed perspective vlew' showing one of the footrailsupports of the attachment.

Figure 5 is an enlarged, section taken on 60 the line V-V of Figure 2Referringv to the drawing in detail, 1 in-' dicates a bed of anysuitable orpreferred type and 2 the mattress thereof. 3 indicates t eside rails of the bed which are preferably of such character and sosupported as to prov1de spaces 4 at the r extremltles as I shownclearly'by Figure 2.

Referring now to the attachment vfor supporting the bedrc'over G, 5indicates. a pair of substantially 8 shaped springs resting uponthe-side rails ofthe bedat the foot end thereof and equipped withinverted U-shaped extensions 6 for fitting over the footrail and betweenthe latter and the side rails 3 in the spaces 4, screws or the likeynotshowin'being employed to fasten said support firmly in place.

Formed integrally with the resilient sup- 7 ports 5, arelongitudinally-extending spring clamps 7 of convolute form incrosssection.

Said spring clamps are of'sany sultable length but usually will extendfrom the support 5 toabout the position occupied by spring clamps aresuitably secured to collapsible or folding 'supportsi8, composed-of a apillow, not'shown. The front ends of'the T pluralityof sections pivotedtogether in a a manner similar to the sect-ions of a two-foot rule. theuridermostsections indicated at 9,

resting upon the side rails and terminating in inverted U-shapedportions 10 fitting over the head rail of the bedand between said headrail and the side rails within the spaces 4', said sections 9 beingsecured rigidly in place in any suitable manner asexplained withreferenceto the supports 5. The j foldable supports 8 are ofsuchproportion by preference that when fully extendedtheir upper endsshall 'occupya higher plane than V the upper ends 'ofithefsupports '5,sothat the spring clamps under such conditions, 7 shall slope downwardlytowards the 'foot end of the bed as shown clearly by Figure 1, it

being also preferable that said supports 8,

when extended as shown by Figure 1, shall be locked in such position soas'to be in-' capable of'collapse orfolding movementun- 1 der the weightsustained by the supports.

A pair of rods 11, are suspended as at 12 "from the spring clamps, andwhen in such position the cover C is stretched across the a bed andbetween said rodsandthe spring clamps, and to secure or fasten the coverin place the rods. are then raised and slipped or fitted f into theconvolute spring clamps and carry the interposed portions of the coverwith them, itbeing noted that the mouths or outer ends oftheeonvolutechamg bers of the spring clamps, face outwardly so that whenthe cover is secured in place as explained, any lateral pull thereon bythe cover will tend to retain the rods in the said clamps and the coverfirmly in place. In this connection it 'may be stated that the width ofthemouth of each clamp be such as to require some force to be exerted onthe rods and cover to. force the same into place, the inner ends of theclamps or the 'outerends thereof yielding slightly to permit said partsto be secured in such opera-- tive position. It will be understoodhowever, that the convolute parts termed'spring clamps, need not be ofspring material, as their convolute form will, inconjunction with therespective rods, serve as efficient fasteners for the sides of the bedcover.

With the parts in position as expla ned, it is obvious that a child ling upon the mattress below the cover and kicking or pushing upward uponthe latter when the supports 8 are in folded or collapsed position asshownby Figure 2, will simply cause the partial unfolding of saidsupports 8, that the latter will again collapse when the upward pressureis removed so as to return the cover to its lowered or normal positionand thus cause it to engage the child with sutiicient snugness to keephim warm without interfering in any way with his rolling orturningmovements.

f it is desired to protect the child or occupant of the bed from draftswithout covering him snugly, the attendant will adjust the supports 8 toposition shown by Figure Lan d thereby raise the cover to such positionthat it will not contact with or confine the chi d in any manner. It isobvious that whether the cover is permitted to occupy a depressedposition as shown by Figure 2, or an elevated position as'sliown byFigure 1, it will be impossible for it to be so disarrangedas to permitthe occupant of the bed to rest upon it. It will therefore be kept in aclean and sanitary condition and sections hingedlv connected togetherrorm anintegral part of the said bed its vice isof simple, strong,durable and expensive construction.

1 claim ljln a bed clothes holder, a fastening means for the covering atopposite sides of bed, and means supporting the fastening: meansyielding ly as regards up and down moiement of the latter; the meanssupporting the foot ends of the fastening means tending to hold thelatter yieldino lv depressed and the means supporting the he: i

ends 0'? the fastening; means being extensible to locired position toprevent accidental lowering of such o ClSOf the fastening; means er thegravitative force of the latter.

In a bed clothes holder, a support and means for the cover comprisin aof longitudinally extending coveri: 1 means, means supporting the l orsaid COV6l11E&,Ilng means and oermittinn the same to swing in 2 ix Icalplane means supporting the head end means, comprisi a pair of supportscomposed of a pluralit' of d at- IKE h vau tached at their lower ends tothe bed frame and at their upper ends to the said co ersupnorting means.

In witness whereof I 'hereunto a'flix my signature. 7

JULIUS A. PETZOLD.

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